having santana would be ridiculous. Those kinds of stacked lineups scare me since the yankees try to stack the lineup every year and lately they have failed miserably. The Sox got here because of outstanding rookies and the already solid core of the lineup. Giving up the essence of the Sox now would be in my opinion comparable to the talent lost after the last big win. I don't want 2 years of not winning the series in order to secure good pitching now.

They do have $20 options for 2009 and 2010. I'm sure it will be a hot topic of debate all season whether they will pick up the first option.

having santana would be ridiculous.

as in effing ridiculously great??

The Sox got here because of outstanding rookies and the already solid core of the lineup.

I think the Sox could keep that intact and get Johan. Coco, Lester and a couple three guys not named Jacoby or Clay would be a start. If Santana was two years younger (he'll turn 29 during spring training), I'd throw Lyndon into the deal and go with Ococ.

the tone of the rest of my post led you to believe that i think its a bad ridiculous. I meant like we would have the best hitting tandem and pitching tandem on one team. has to be first time that ever happened.

I wouldn't lose lyndon. how dare you suggest it. lester can go. clay? jesus what are you doing to me here. these guys are legends in the making. can we just pay the twins for him to make up for the remainder of baseball talent we keep?

The Red Sox are in the trade talks for Santana now. Sounds like Coco/Lester won't be good enough for the Twinkies. If the Twins don't want Coco/Lester, then I'd think about turning my attention to Dan Haren.